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What is a Seizure Like? 01/26/2011
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I have had several people ask me what it feels like to have a seizure.  I wish I could explain that.  I can tell you more about the after effects. I actually don't get any warning signs that some people get.  I just fall down, which makes my seizures pretty dangerous.  I also only have one side (my left) that moves vigorously.  My family describes my movement as though someone has given me an electric shock or I have been tazered.  It is not pretty.  Like I said, I can tell you about the after effects, I am very tired.  I sometimes can't feel my right side, and we don't know why.  I am disorientated.  Sometimes, I say some goofy things.  But mostly I just have to go to bed.  It can take days before I really feel normal again.  I don't actually feel the movements that I am doing.  I feel the bruises and the pain in the upcoming days.  Sometimes, I am amazed at where the bruises show up.  My back, legs, arms.  I have face-planted just like a tree falling over several times.  Most of the time though I will fall on my right side, because that is my weakest side.  I don't know if these blogs will help anyone understand my paintings or seizure disorders any more, but I have gotten some interesting questions and thought that I would share some of my experiences.
 


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    Eila Grahn

    I am an artist that has a seizure disorder and paint what I see in those moments of unconsciousness. 

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